Slip



Aug. 25, 1931. M. c. SCHRANK 1,820,399

SLIP

Filed Jan. 29, 1951 HIHHII nglllmix .nlllllllllllh INVENTOR Max 6T L Z/u" /a ATTOR Y Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITED STATES MAX C. SCHBANK, O1 BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY Application filed January 29, 1931. Serial No. 512,042.

My invention relates to' the manufacture of underslips for women and girls and particularly to the manufacture of the type of slip which is slit or open lengthwise to per- 5 mit freedom of motion for the legs and the skirt or lower ortion of which is made with two plies of abric to permit the use of a thin or light fabric without unduly revealing the legs of the wearer.

The object of my invention is to provide for the manufacture of slips having the above features and advantages in any size and conforming to any figure, with the use of a minimum of material and labor and at a minimum cost.

To this end my invention, in its entirety and present s ecific embodiment, consists of a slip made 0 a medial waist and skirt piece for the front, a medial waist and skirt piece for the back, an extra ply doubling the medial front skirt portion, an extra ply doubling the medial back skirt portion, one of said doubled skirt portions being open at the sides, and sizing and shaping pieces stitched on opposite sides to the respective medial back and front waist and skirt portions, substantially as hereafter more fully described.

In order that my invention may be fully understood I shall first describe more in detail the method in which I at first prefer to carry the invention into practice and then point out its novel features in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application inwhich the same parts are designated by like numbers in both figures. Figure 1 is a front view of a slip made in accordance with my invention, in use.

Figure 2 is an-enlarged rear view of the side slip.

The specific embodiment of my improved slip thus illustrated, is made of a medial front combined waist and skirt piece 3 and a medial back combined waist and skirt piece 4, each of said medial pieces being preferably made in one piece, and each of a uniform breadth and shape for all sizes and shapes of the slip and wearer. Said medial and front portions could, however, be made each in two or more pieces if desired.

To the opposite sides of said medial fro. and back pieces respectively are stitched the corresponding side edges 7, 8, 9, and 10 of opposite side sizing. and shaping pieces 5' and 6, which are varied in width and contour according to the size and shape of the slip to fit figures of various sizes and shapes.

The slips can thus be made to fit all sizes and shapes of figures by varying the size and contour of these side pieces 5 and 6, without altering the dimensions or shape of the medial pieces 3 or 4.

To permit the use of thin material without clearly revealing the legs or upper, leg

' region of the wearer, I stitch preferably to and under the skirt portion of the front medial piece 3, a doubling ply 11 which is stitched along its upper transverse edge 12 below the walstline to the medial portion 3,

and along its side edges to the side edges 7 and 9 respectively of the side pieces 5 and 6, and the medial'piece 3. To the same end I stitch preferably to and under the skirt portion of the back medial piece 4 below the waistline the upper transverse edge 13 of a rear doubling piece 14. Said skirt doubling piece 14 is stitched along its vertical side edge 15 to the side edge 8 of the side piece 5, but is left separate on its opposite side edge 16 from the side edge 10 of the side piece 6 to permit the slip to open vertically there and give full freedom of motion to the legs of the wearer.

For the same reason the side edge17 of the rear skirt portion 4 over the doubling piece 14 is left separate from the corresponding side edge 8 of the side piece 5.

It is evident that the doubling pieces 11 and 14 could if preferred, be attached to the outside of the skirt portions of the front and back medial pieces 3 and 4, but I prefer, as stated, to place them on the inside of said medial pieces, to conceal the transverse seams 12 and 13. As the material of the slip is doubled for invisibility only at its 05 medial lower or skirt portion,- and only a 7 single thickness of material is used for the side pieces, a great saving of material is effected. As only the side pieces 5 and 6 have to be varied to make slips of various sizes and shapes, a further great saving of time and labor is accomplished.

It is evident that many changes may be ,made in the details of design and manufac- 5 ture without departing from the boundaries of my invention, which is defined by the following claim.

An additional advantage of my lIIVGIltIOII is that wearers preferring the slip without the side slit or opening can close it themselves by stitching, without making the garment too confining to the limbs, owing to the ample fullness given it without waste of material by means of the side sizing and shaping pieces 5 and 6.

I clalm as my invention: a A slip made of medial front and back pieces each consisting of a single straight piece of material forming a combined waist and skirt portion, side shaping and sizing pieces each consisting of a slngle shaped piece of material forming a combined waist and skirt portion, the front combination piece being stitched to 'the respective side combination ieces along its side edges, and the back com ination piece being stitched to the side piece on one side alon its entire side edge and on the opposite si e alon the side edge of the upper portion only, a ront skirt doubling ply stitched along its 11 per and both side edges to the upper and 0th side edges of the front skirt portion, and a rear skirt doubling ply stitched along its upper edge to the back skirt portion, and along one side edge onl to the side edge of the side piece on the si e on which the back skirt portion is left separate from the side skirt portion.

MAX C. SCHRANK. 

